MEMPHIS, Tenn. – On Labor Day, people at Mirimichi Golf Course were hard at work for the grand re-opening of the place, Millington’s own, Justin Timberlake built.

“Why did I have a course built in Memphis? It’s a completely selfish way for me to come home and play golf all the time. So if you guys want to enjoy it too feel free,” said Timberlake.

The course was shut down last winter as they worked to improve the course and introduce the Mirimichi Performance and Learning Center which helps golfers improve their game and equip them with the right equipment.

“Everyone knows if they slice or hack it, this data lets us know exactly why. Leads us to the right equipment, we can make adjustments and get them to the right equipment no questions asked,” said Alec Walker, golf professional at Mirimichi

Re-opening the course was not an easy task.

In the middle of construction Mirimichi, along with Memphis and Millington, was hit with the Thousand Year Flood in May and the course was under water.

“We put in a couple of phone calls to ask if it happens again, can it wait another 1,000 years?” said Timberlake. “It was one of those situations where you know someone who was affected by it. So we were all devastated by it, not just for Mirimichi, but for Millington and everyone who was affected.”

During today’s presentation, Timberlake presented a certificate from the Golf Environmental Organization since Mirimichi will be one of the first green golf courses.

“Mirimichi not only has been certified by GEO. It’s the first certified Golf Course in the Americas. What I mean by that is North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean,” said Bud Smart, Golf Environmental Organization.

This could help lure a major championship to the Millington area, something the Mirimichi family would love to see happen.

“As far as getting a major championship, we’re going to wave our flag as high and proud as we can and hope that we can make some waves in that direction,” said Timberlake.

MyFoxMemphis.com

So, how did it go? Didn’t you go to it? Thanks for the updates as well!

Yeah, I went. I got the idea we weren’t supposed to be there since they had all the tee times blocked off on their website from 7am through 3/4pm. There was staff and sheriffs out front of the gate and I got the feeling they were reluctant to let us in, asking if we were members, which we were last July through December, haven’t renewed yet, but they let us in cause my husband said we were going to be playing the Little Mirimichi course. When we pulled into the parking lot where the Callaway performance center and driving range was, Justin was out on the driving range practicing and had 2 people with him, one was Greg King, director of golf and the other was David Bomar, a golf assistant and he’s related to Justin. We went into the Callaway performance center to see if they had any tee times open for the 18 hole course but they said they were booked, so we went to the driving range so my husband could hit some golf balls while I watched Justin’s backside. I was considering walking over to him, but I thought that would of been rude to interrupt him while he was practicing since I didn’t know if he was going to be playing a round of golf or not. He was laughing a lot and talking with David and Greg. Then he left and went into the Callaway center for a while before heading to the outside patio for the press conference. I didn’t even try to go over there because there was so much security.

Anyway, we ended up being able to get on the 18 hole course. We were at the 10th hole, my husband was waiting to tee off with another guy that was playing with him and I started to leave to head to our car to get my phone when I realized Justin, Greg, Rachel Nicoles (from ESPN), some other people and camera crew were going onto the 10th tee box, the tee box behind where my husband and the other guy were. I was watching from like forever away and the guy playing with my husband turned around and told Justin what a nice golf course, etc. My husband was getting ready to tee off and turned to tell Justin not to film his tee shot in joking way because it’d prob. not be that great and Justin laughed, said something like ‘let’s see what you got’, then my husband hit his ball and it actually stayed on the fairway, nice and straight, surprisingly, lol. And Justin clapped and said “what a great time to have a lucky shot”, my husband replied “even a blind squirrel finds a nut”, which Justin laughed again. They were doing an interview at the hole, so I drove a little closer, got 2 pictures that were still far away before they started to leave the tee box area. I drove over closer and stopped, got out and went to talk to Greg to see if I could get quick picture and he said it wasn’t up to him and said it was up to this lady Deb, so he whispered to Deb and she came over to me, first asked if I was an employee (employees can’t get pictures taken or they’ll be fired, apparently) and then told me no I couldn’t take a picture, which at first, I thought she just meant I couldn’t get a picture WITH him, so as he was starting to walk by, like 15 feet away, I raised my camera to try and take a picture, when this lady got really close to me, blocking my view of Justin and I tried moving my camera which she just moved to stand in front of again and said “No! You don’t do that!”, which I figured she meant I couldn’t be taking pictures of him AT ALL. So I apologized and got back in my cart which she followed me to it, then asked me “Where did you get this cart?!”, I wasn’t sure what to say, but I was so mad at that point, I was thinking in my head, “I fucking stole it, you dumbass!”, I mean REALLY! But I proceeded to explain, my husband was playing and that him and the guy he was playing with were stuck behind another group so they were doing a lot of waiting around, so I was running back to the car to get my cough drops and phone, like it was any of her freaking business. Then she started to tell me to make a u-turn and go the long way to parking lot instead of going the shorter way which was the way Justin was going apparently. So, then I just went to the car, got my stuff and went back to meet my husband.

I was pissed, the way she was acting toward me was really rude, questioning if I was an employee and where I got the golf cart from, etc. And I’m sure if she would have turned and asked Justin for a picture, he would have said yes or asked me to wait until he was done talking to Rachel Nicoles or simply told me “No, sorry.”

So, yeah, that was the extent of my Justin encounter, sorry it’s long and if it doesn’t make sense. I’m tired, cranky and getting sick. :-/

didn’t see any mention of B, wonder if she was there?

^I think Jessica was there unfortunately. Lol
Trace posted this picture. It looks like Justin hugging his step dad and Jessica on the side with the blue luggage

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Big day for the little guy! His first trip on a private plane I don’t think he knows how lucky he is! @SamanthaAUS

lol, that’s B in the pic, she’s the only one wearing long sleeves. I love bloodhounds, their puppy is so cute. Trace’s gf is pretty, wonder if she has a friend for JT after he dumps B